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Index Page
• Portfolio structure 2
• Portfolio planning diagram 3
• Example portfolio study:
Family and Demographic Change 4
o Possible teacher brief o Examples of possible portfolio pieces
• Example student portfolio piece:Recent changes in families in the UK 5
• Portfolio planning diagram:Family and Demographic Change 6
• Exemplar levels of response: Family and Demographic Change 7
o Example Ao Example Bo Example C
• Portfolio research planning sheet:Basic study 11
• Portfolio research planning sheet:Extended study 14
• Portfolio self-evaluation form 17
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Portfolio structure
Teachers and students may choose the format of the port folio as long as the followingrequirements are met:
Four studies are carried out (two at Basic level and two at Extended level)
The assessment criteria are visible in the work (credit is given for quality of personal reflection and response to facts and information collected)
There is some extended writing
The word length of each study is between 1000-1500 maximum (Basic study) and1500-2500 maximum (Extended study)
It is stored and submitted electronically – please refer to Guidance for centres onelectronic submission of coursework
Students completed a self evaluation form to reflect on the development of theirideas and understanding
In order to ensure coverage of the assessment cri teria, each area of study w ithin the portfoliomight be structured along the following lines:
Identification of the area to be studied and reasons for the choice
Research for information, showing different perspectives
Analysis and evaluation of the information, highlighting and ranking key elements
Prediction of possible scenarios and evaluation of their likelihood and effects
Identification of possible course of action
A personal response to the issues, showing understanding
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Portfolio planning diagram
Identify the area of study and askquestions
What is the current situation in mycountry/the country I amstudying/countries I am comparing?
What are the global influences on thesituation?
How far does the global situation affectthe national/local situation I amstudying?
Are these effects positive/negative/acombination of both?
What might happen to the situation inthe future?
How likely is this to happen and would itbe a good idea?
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Collect information to answer questions
Different sources - books,internet, CD-ROMs, televisionand radio programmes,questionnaires, interviews etc.
Different perspectives - local,national, global
COMPLETE PORTFOLIORESEARCH PLANNINGSHEET
Reflect and analyse theinformation col lected
Identify and explain theconditions and causes of the situation you haveinvestigated
Identify and evaluatepossible future scenarios
2 x Basic study
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Exemplar portfol io study: Family and Demographic Change
Possible teacher brief
Examples of possible portfo lio p ieces
Students might then produce:
A diagram showing the influences of global issues on the family(see examples, pages 7-8)
A summary of some changes in family structure in their country(see example, page 5)
A transcript of a role play interview with a local official about changing families
A written report comparing what measures are taken locally and at a national level tosupport the family in their own count ry and one other country
Will global influences lead to the end of the traditional family in my country?
We have spent some time discussing and understanding Family and Demographic change.Now it is your turn to apply what you have learned to your portfolio study.
You are expected to collect evidence to answer the question Will global influences lead to theend of the traditional family in my country?
You are also expected to consider possible future scenarios that could be relevant to what youhave found out. For this study, you are also expected to evaluate a range of actions that couldbe put in place to address family change. The actions should be at a range of scales (e.g.
global to personal) and you should also try to express your own feelings on the issue.
You should make sure that you include comparisons to another country/other countries in yourwork.
How to present your work
All portfolio work must be stored electronically so it can be submitted via the internet. You musthave some extended writing in your work but you should also use other forms of recording andpresenting your information. For example, you may wish to create a poster to promote aparticular message, or record a radio programme role play, make a video, create an electronicpresentation or write a blog. If you use any of these things you must include a title and brief
explanation of how they relate to your work.
You must include personal reflection on your work i.e. what your opinions and thoughts areabout the facts you have found out. You should consider the reliability of your findings as wellas any personal feelings you may have.
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Example student por tfolio piece: Recent changes in
This graph
shows
that
since
the
1970s
the
household has reduced from 2.9 to 2.3 in
having less children but also that more pe
getting married or living with a partner. It
splitting up and parents getting divorced.
religion is less important and laws have be
Also as countries become more developed
fewer children because they may wait unt
Statistics show that there are increasing numbers of people living on their own
(23% of the population 1979 to 31% 2002).
It also looks like there are more families splitting up and increasing numbers of
single parents looking after children. So the nuclear family is reducing. The pie
charts below show this ‐ there is an increase from 1971 of the number of
parents living alone with dependent children. There is also a decrease in the
number of married people with children between 1979 and 2001‐ 31% to 21%.
25% of children live with one parent. Also there is an increase in the number of
children who live with a step family when people get remarried. This links to
what was said about divorce earlier.
A graph to show types o f ho
A graph to show the average size of households in the UK 1971 to 2002
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Portfolio planning diagram – exemplar – Family and Demographic Ch
Identify the area of study and askquestions
‘Will global influences lead to the end of the traditional family in my country?
What is the traditional family structure inmy country?
What are the global influences on thefamily (TV, film, internet, global economy,politics)?
How far do these affect the family andcause change?
Are these effects positive/negative/acombination of both?
What might happen to family structure inthe future?
How likely is this to happen and would it bea good idea?
Forposact
Whmyfamreschastru
Collect information toanswer questions
Different sources - books,internet, CD-ROMs,television and radioprogrammes,questionnaires, interviewsetc
Different perspectives-
local, national, global
COMPLETE PORTFOLIORESEARCH PLANNINGSHEET
Reflect and analyse theinformation col lected
Identify and explain theconditions and causes of changes in the family
Identify and evaluatepossible future scenariosfor the family in mycountry
Basic study
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Exemplar levels of response: Family and Demographic Change
Below are some examples of the type of response students might provide at different levels for theportfolio example on Family and Demographic Change.
Example A What are the global influences on the family (TV, film,internet, global economy, politics)?
Band 1: Simple analysis/interpretation
Band 2: Simple explanation identifying simple causes
Western films andnewspapers
Foreign companies bringingdifferent products likeMcDonalds and Coca Cola
What global influences areaffecting the family in mycountry?
The internet
How do global influences affect myfamily?
The internet allows people to seeother lifestyles in different countries
and they may think it is better thantheirs
Films about different countries can give peopleideas about living in a different way. They may
want that lifestyle not their own.
Companies from abroad sell new
products in my country e.g. McDonaldsand this can change the way my familyeats – we eat more fast food now thanbefore and not altogether at dinner
Companies from abroad locate in my
country and provide jobs. My fatherdoes not live with us because he worksin a factory in the capital. He sendsback money. We don’t see him veryoften.
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Band 3: More complex li nks made and causal connections developed
Globalisation of manufacturing and jobs mean that lotsof foreign companies are found in the cities in mycountry. People move to the cities looking for work andleave their family so there are fewer extended families.
Development - as my country has got richerdue to more industry and companies fromabroad providing jobs and wealth, morepeople can get a good education andwomen especially can get jobs. This makesbirth rates go down so family sizes aregetting smaller because more and morewomen prefer to work than have lots of children.
How do global influences affectthe family in my country?
The media
We can watch news from around the world andsatellite TV means we can watch more westernprogrammes. This can make different lifestylesmore attractive so people could reject our ownculture and not want to live in traditional familyhouseholds. Western films can also affect us in thisway, especially young people who want a differentway of life.
The internet allows people to find outabout new places and see what it must
be like to live somewhere else. This canencourage people to migrate to citiesand sometimes abroad. This can affecthow a family is structured, for example, Inow live with my grandparents becauseboth my parents work in the Middle East.I see them once a year but email themevery week. We used to live together inthe city but I moved with my sisters to mygrandparents in the countryside whenthey went abroad.
Key
Factor influencing family
Link between factors
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Example B How far do global inf luences affect the family and cause
change?
Band 1: Simple analysis/interpretation of data OR a basic comparison
- the graph shows that more people are living alone
- In India more people live in extended families than in the UK
Band 2: Simple explanation identifying simple causes
- the graph shows that more people are living alone than 20 years ago. This could be because divorceis now more acceptable and also because people are migrating all the time away from their families tofind work either in large cities or abroad.
- In India more people live in extended families than in the UK. This is probably because the family ismore important in India and when a woman gets married she goes to live with her husband’s family. Inthe UK family is not seen as important.
Band 3: More complex links made and causal connections developed
- the graph shows that more young people are living alone than 10 years ago and there are less
people living in extended families. This could be because more people are migrating away from their families, especially in rural areas, to go and live in cities where they are looking for work. In manycities multinational companies from abroad like Nike and Samsung have set up factories bringing jobs.
Living conditions are not as good in rural areas so people move to cities to get work and send homemoney to their families. People see adverts for jobs on TV and also city life looks exciting and better.They may even go abroad to work - they could have seen pictures of life in other countries on TV, inthe cinema and even on the internet. They are attracted to it so they leave their family and look for work.
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Example C What might happen to family structure in the future? Howlikely is this to happen and would it be a good idea?
Band 1: Limited number of simp le scenarios, mainly descriptive and little evaluation
- I think that the traditional family will be less important in the future because things are alwayschanging
- I think the UK will become more like India and have more extended families
Band 2: Several possible scenarios posed using evidence; some attempt at evaluation
- I think that the traditional family will be less important in the future because if you look at thestatistics I found you can see that there is a downward trend on numbers living with relatives; this is
linked to how developed our country is becoming and traditions are less important.
- I think the UK will become more like India with more people living with their families because it isgetting more expensive to live on your own, especially if you are an old person and families may wantto look after grandparents. This seems more likely because the cost of living for pensioners is reallyhigh now.
Band 3: Broad range of scenarios based on evidence and thorough evaluation
- I think that the traditional extended family in our country will be less important in the future. This isbecause, if you look at the statistics I have found, especially the data from the national statistics
department on number of people living per household, you can see that there is a downward trend onnumbers living with relatives especially in cities. This is linked to how developed our country isbecoming and old traditions are becoming less important. Influences from outside our country like filmand the internet show people different ways of living and it makes it look glamorous. Also in the cities itis more difficult to live with a large family because of the lack of space. I think there will be a differencebetween countryside and city areas with quite a lot of people still living with their extended family inthe countryside because it can provide security for old people if their children are nearby and also itcan provide money for the family as those people who work can support everybody.
I think that we will see more nuclear families, especially in urban areas, as people have fewer childrenand more women get an education and start to work. They will not want to have lots of children even if they get married because they will want to use their education and have a career as well and it is
difficult to do this if you have lots of children. I think this is increasingly likely because if you look at thestatistics I found you can see that there is an increase in smaller family size in city areas like thecapital. This is also a very wealthy place where there are lots of job opportunities provided by foreignfirms and also national companies.
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Portfolio research planning sheet BASIC STUDY
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Name: ___________________________ Class: _____________
Portfolio title: _____________________________________________
What key questions do I want to ask?
Where will I find the information to answer my questions?
How will I analyse the information?
How will I identify and evaluate possible scenarios?
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Portfolio research planning sheet BASIC STUDY
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What key questions do I want to ask?
Where will I find the information to answer my questions?
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Portfolio research planning sheet BASIC STUDY
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How will I analyse the information?
How will I identify and evaluate possible scenarios?
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Portfolio research planning sheet
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What key questions do I want toask?
Where will I find the informationto answer my questions?
Ho
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Portfolio research planning sheet
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Possible scenarios Evaluation of scenarios Poss
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Portfolio self-evaluation form
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Centre Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Centre Number: ____________________________________________________________________
Candidate Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Candidate Number : _________________________________________________________________
Student CommentWhich piece(s) of workshow evidence of this?
Something thatdemonstrates myskills
Something thatmade me think in a
new way
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Something I founddifficult or challenging
Something I mightdo differentlyanother time
Something I reallyenjoyed